UP PGT ENGLISH EXAM SOLVED PAPER 2000
In this question paper there are 100 objective/MCQs and fill in the blanks questions with their answers of the UP Post Graduate Teacher Recruitment examination conducted by UP SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICE SELECTION BOARD PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD ) in the year 2000.
- Hamlet’s question ‘To be or not to be ..?” means:
(1) To kill Claudius or not to kill him.?
(2) To kill Gertrude or not to kill her?
(3) To marry Ophelia or not to marry her?
(4) To live or to die
Ans- (4) - Which of the following sentences has the figure of speech called apostrophe?
(1) Man is the measure of all things.
(2) Patriotism,what horrors are done in your name.
(3) My Love Is A Red Red Rose.
(4) All that glitters is not gold.
Ans- (2) - Which of the following words is onomatopoeic:
(1) Carry. (2) Bear. (3) Fear (4) Bug.
Ans-(4) - The statement, namely, “Happiness is but an occasional episode in the general drama of pain.” contains the figure of speech called:
(1) Simile (2) Personification
(3) Paradox. (4) Metaphor
Ans- (4) - When the sound of a word resembles the sound it denotes the figure of speech is:
(1) Synecdoche. (2) Onomatopoeia
(3) Prosopoei (4) Transferred epithet
Ans- (2) - The repitition of vowel sounds in a sequence of nearby words is called:
(1) Rhyme. (2) Rhythm
(3) Assonance (4) Casura
Ans- (3) - What is the name of an implied simile?
(1) Metaphor. (2) Apostrophe
(3) Hyperbole. (4) None of the above
Ans- (1) - What is a direct address to the dead, to the absent, or to a personified object or Idea?
(1) Epigram. (2) Personification.
(3) Apostrophe. (4) None of the above
Ans- (3) - What is the figure of speech when the real meaning is exactly the opposite of that which is expressed by word apparently
(1) Satire (2) Irony
(3) Oxymoron (4) None of the above
Ans- (2) - What figure of speech has been used in the following lines?
“All the perfumes of Arabia cannot sweeten this little hand “
(1) Metaphor (2) Oxymoron
(3) Hyperbole. (4) Apostrophe
Ans – (3) - The Movement of ‘Return to nature’ has to do with:
(1) The Neoclassical age
(2) The Romantic age
(3) The Restoration age.
(4) None of these
Ans- (2) - What played the most important part in shaping Ernest Hemingways’ English literary creations like ‘A farewell to Arms’?
(1) Experiences of War
(2) His friends and relations
(3) His love affairs and marriages
(4) His power of oratory.
Ans- (1) - Which of the following poets wrote the poem entitled ‘Dover Beach’?
(1) Arnold (2) Tennyson
(3) Milton (4) Wordsworth
Ans- (1) - The imaginary county ‘Yoknapatawpha’ occurs in the novels of:
(1) Hardy (2) Dickens
(3) Faulkner (4) Mulk Raj Anand
Ans- (3) - The Waste Land was published in:
(1) 1915. (2) 1918 (3) 1920 (4) 1922
Ans- (4) - The phrase “Willing suspension of disbelief” is associated with…….
(1) Byron (2) Keats
(3) Coleridge (4) Wordsworth
Ans- (3) - The Sonnet “The world is too much with Us” is written by…..
(1) Scott (2) Keats.
(3) Shellely. (4) Wordsworth
Ans- (4) - Who called Shellely ” a beautiful but an ineffectual angel beating in the void his Luminous wings in vain”?
(1) John Ruskin. (2) Matthew Arnold
(3) T.S. Eliot. (4) Tennyson
Ans- (2) - “Adonais” by Shellely is an elegy on…
(1) Wordsworth. (2) Byron.
(3) Keats (4) Coleridge
Ans- (3) - Who asserted himself as “a classicist in Literature, royalist in politics and anglo- Catholic in religion”?
(1) Matthew Arnold (2) T.S. Eliot
(3) Walt Whitman (4) None of these
Ans-(2) - Wordsworth’s ‘The Lyrical Ballads” was published in
(1) 1789. (2) 1805 (3) 1799 (4) 1798
Ans- (4) - Which of the following writers writes an uninhibitedly about his or her sexual relationship?
(1) Mulk Raj Anand (2) Nissim Ezekiel
(3) Kamala Das (4) Robert Frost
Ans- (3) - Which of the following wrters is noted for what Keats called ‘Negative Capability”?
(1) Milton (2) Shellely
(3) Tennyson (4) Shakespeare
Ans- (4) - Bathsheba is the heroine of:
(1) Return of the native.
(2) Tess of D’urberville
(3) Far from the Madding Crowd
(4) Jude The Obscure
Ans- (3) - Which of the following epithets brings out the most characteristic quality of David Copperfield pinpointed by the majority of Dickens Scholar?
(1) Autobiographical. (2) Grotesque
(3) Baroque. (4) Lengthy
Ans- (1) - Which of the following poets do we associate the ‘pictorial quality of poetry(1 (1)Wordsworth. (2) Keats.(3) Shelley (4) Milton Ans- (2)
- The name of Alfred Tennyson’s famous elegy is:
(1) ‘Lycidas’
(2) ‘Adonais’
(3) ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
(4) In Memorium’
Ans- (4) - ‘Break, Break, Break’ was written on the death of:
(1) John Keats. (2) William Wordsworth
(3) Leigh Hunt. (4) Arthur Hallam
Ans- (4) - Shakespeare’s Sonnet are in the following form:
(1) Three quatrains and a couplet.
(2) An active and sestet
(3) Two six-line stanzas and couplet
(4) None of these
Ans- (1) - Ten pounds……money:
Fill in the blank space by choosing the right answer
(1) Are a lot of. (2) Is the lot of
(3) Is a lot of. (4) None of these
Ans- (3) - One of my friends………a fine collection of postage stamps. Choose the correct option from the following:
(1) Has (2) Have.
(3) Do Have (4) none of these
Ans- (1)
32.In which category will you place Arnold as a critic?
(1) Romantic. (2) Marxist
(3) Aesthetic (4) Classicist
Ans- (4)
READ THE FOLLOWING ALSO- UP TGT PREVIOUS SOLVED PAPERS
- ‘To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield’ occurs in the poem:
(1) Lotus Eaters (2) Tears idle Tears
(3) Ulysses. (4) The Charge of Light Brigade
Ans- (3) - The name of the protagonist of the Mayor of casterbridge is:
(1) Newson. (2) Clym Yeobright
(3) Alec D’Uerbervilles. (4) Michael Henchard
Ans- (4)
35.”What the Thunder said” is a section of poem:
(1) ‘Four Quartets’
(2) ‘Love Song Of J Alfred Prufrock’
(3) ‘Geronitin’
(4) ‘The Waste Land’
Ans- (4)
36 Trace in the following list the drama which T.S. Eliot did not write:
(1) Cocktail.
(2) Family reunion
(3) Murder in the Cathedral
(4) The Ascent of F6
Ans- (4)
READ THE FOLLOWING ALSO- MCQS ON ENGLISH LITERATURE UP PGT ENGLISH EXAM SOLVED PAPER 2002
- Which part of the United States has been written about in Faulkner’s fiction?
(1)The northern. (2) The southern
(3) The Eastern. (4) The western
Ans- (2) - Which of the following collections of poems was written by Kamala Das?
(1) Summer in Calcutta
(2) Gitanjali
(3) Leaves of Grass.
(4) Songs and Sonnets
Ans- (1) - ‘The Lotus Eaters’ was composed by:
(1) P.B. Shelley
(2) Alfred Tennyson
(3) Matthew Arnold.
(4) Thomas Hardy
Ans- (2) - T.S. Eliot migrated to England from:
(1) U.S.A. (2) France. (3) Germany (4) Canada
Ans- (1) - Dicken’s “A Tale of Two Cities” refers to…
(1) Berlin and London (2) Paris and Vienna
(3) Berlin and Paris . (4) Paris and London
Ans- (4) - Who among the following writers was a University professor of English?
(1) Kamala Das (2) Mulk Raj Anand
(3) Nissim Ezekiel. (4) None of these
Ans- (3) - John Keats died at the age of:
(1) 20 (2) 22. (3) 30 (4) 26
Ans- (4) - Who among the following writers has not won the Nobel Prize?
(1) T.S. Eliot (2) Mulk Raj Anand
(3) William Faulkner. (4) Ernest Hemingway
Ans- (2) - Shakespearean Tragedy is written by….
(1) Edward Dowden (2) A.C. Bradley
(3) Dover Wilson (4) Wilson Knight
Ans- (2) - Choose the right meaning of the word “Effeminate” from the following:
(1) A man who is womanish in his habits
(2) A man Who is devoted to the Welfare of women
(3) A man who amuses himself by love making
(4) A man who is prone to find fault with women
Ans- (1) - ‘Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ opens with the line:
(1) ‘April is the crurlest month…… ,
(2) ‘Let’s go then you and I…..,
(3) ‘Let me not to the marriage of true Minds…,
(4) ‘Under the Greenwood tree….,
Ans- (2) - Who is called the Prince among essayist?
(1) Bacon. (2) Addition.
(3) Charles Lamb (4) Hazlitt
Ans- (3) - Who composed the famous line:
‘If Winter comes can Spring be far behind?”
(1) Shelley. (2) Keats
(3) Wordsworth (4) None of the above
Ans- (1) - Which of the following essays is not written by Charles Lamb?
(1) The Convalscence.
(2) Imperfect Sympathies
(3) A Bachelor’s Complaint
(4) Of Studies
Ans- (4) - Who wrote the ‘Revolt of Islam’?
(1) Tennyson (2) Shelley
(3) Arnold (4) None of the above
Ans- (2) - Choose the meaning of the word ‘teetotaller’ from the following:
(1) One who drinks only Tea.
(2) One who takes everything.
(3) One who does not take any intoxicating drinks.
(4) One who is selective in the matter of drinks
Ans- (3) - Identify the figure of speech in the following line: ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’
(1) Metaphor. (2) Simile
(3) Personification. (4) Metonymy.
Ans- (4) - Who composed the famous line:
“Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought”
(1) Keats. (2) Wordsworth’
(3) Shellely. (4) None of the above
Ans- (3) - Whose novels throw light on the miseries of poor orphan children?
(1) Dickens. (2) Fielding
(3) Jane Austen. (4) Thackeray
Ans- (1) - Which of the following novels was written by W. Faulkner?
(1) For Whom the Bell tolls
(2) The Portrait of the Artist As a young Man.
(3) Ulysses.
(4) The Sound and the Fury
Ans- (4) - What is the unique quality of Dickens humour.?
(1) It blends humour with satire.
(2) It blends humour with romantic narration.
(3) It blends humour with pathos.
(4) None of the above
Ans- (3) - Who regarded poetry as the criticism of life?
(1) Matthew Arnold (2) Wordsworth
(3) T.S.Eliot. (4) None of the above
Ans- (1) - Which is the best alternative to complete the sentence: If I were the Prime Minister of India…..
(1) I will help the poor.
(2) I would helped the poor.
(3) I had helped the poor
(4) None of the above
Ans- (2) - Find out the correct sentence:
(1) He is rich enough to starve.
(2) He is too rich to starve.
(3) He is too rich not to starve.
(4) None of the above
Ans- (2) - ‘it is not necessary says smiles to show that economy is useful. The sentence wants punctuation.
Find out the correctly punctuated sentence from the following sentences:
(1) “It is not necessary”, says Smiles,” to show that economy is useful.”
(2) “It is not necessary says Smiles to show that Economy is useful.”
(3) “It is not”, Necessary says Smiles, to show that economy is useful,”
(4) None of the above
Ans- (1) - Select the right meaning of the word “Biography” from the following:
(1) The life history of a man written by someone else.
(2) The life history of a man written by himself.
(3) The life history of a man as reflected in his writings.
(4) The life history of a man created in painting by someone else.
Ans- (1) - What does the abbreviation I.P.C. mean in the context of our constitution?
(1) Indian People’s code.
(2) Indian Premier code.
(3) Indian popular code.
(4) Indian Panel code
Ans- (4) - Punctuation of the following sentence: “As Caesar loved me i weep for him as he was fortunate rejoice at it as he was valiant i honour him but as he was ambitious i slew him”is given in following sentences. Find out the correct one.
(1) As Caesar loved me I weep for him,as he was fortunate I rejoice at it, as he was valiant I honour him but as he was ambitious I slew him.
(2) As Caesar loved me I weep for him. As he was fortunate I rejoice at it. As he was valiant I honour him. But as he was ambitious I slew him.
(3) As Caesar loved me, I weep for him;. as he was fortunate. I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him; but,as he was ambitious, I slew him.
(4) None of the Above
Ans- (3) - Find out the correct indirect narration of the following direct speech:
He said, “Alas! I am undone”.
(1) He exclaimed alas that he was undone.
(2) He told Alas that he was undone.
(3) He exclaimed sadly that he was undone.
(4) None of the above.
Ans- (3) - Find out the correct indirect narration of the following direct speech:
He said to me, “What are you doing?”
(1) He asked me what I was doing.
(2) He asked to me what I was doing?
(3)He asked me what I was doing?
(4) None of the above
Ans- (1) - What is the synonym of ‘elegant’ ?
(1) Gentle. (2) Famous.
(3) Graceful (4) None of the above
Ans- (3) - What is the synonym of ‘timorous’?
(1) Up-to-date. (2) bright
(3) Timid (4) None of the above
Ans- (3) - What is the meaning of ‘on the Alert’.
(1) Ready to act (2) Depend on police
(3) Depend on others. (4) None of the above
Ans- (1) - Which of the following words is Mis-spelt?
(1) Career (2) Creator. (3) Center. (4) Carrier
Ans- (3) - Which of the following words means ‘a cure for all ills’?
(1) Epidemic. (2) Didactic
(3) Panacea (4) Diction
Ans- (3) - Trace in the following list, the play which does not belong to the category to which the rest do:
(1) Othello (2) King Lear
(3) Hamlet (4) The Tempest
Ans- (4) - Which of the following sentences is in Passive voice?
(1) I want to purchase a plot here.
(2) She knows swimming very well.
(3) You cannot complete in this game this year.
(4) She was awarded the British Council scholarship in 1999.
Ans- (4) - Which of the following sentences is not in passive voice?
(1) That nuance of the word was not intended by the speaker in his speech.
(2) I am sure you will be awarded the pulitzer for your novel this year.
(3) My uncle seeks on appointment with you.
(4) We are sure to be punished by the boss.
Ans- (3) - Which of the following words is the Synonym of “Apathetic”?
(1) Hostile (2) Callous
(3) Repulsive. (4) Ominous
Ans- (1) - Which of the following words is the antonym of the word ‘Auspicious’?
(1) Oracular (2) Optical.
(3) Ominous. (4) Austere
Ans- (3) - Read the following lines from a poem and answer the question that follows:
And though a single word scatters all doubts I quake for wonder at your choice of me:
Why Why and why? How would you like to characterize the speaker of lines ?(Choose the best option from the following):
(1) He is a melancholy person.
(2) He was diffident regarding his selection as a lover by his lady love but he is now surprised at her choice of him.
(3) He is sceptical by nature.
(4) He is despondent
Ans- (2) - Read the lines that follow that answer the question based on them:
Created half to rise and half to fall;
Great Lord of all things, yet a prey to all.
Which of the following statements best articulates the human condition, Suggested in the above lines
(1) Man is a mysterious being,defying all logic.
(2) Man’s state in the world is paradoxical
(3) Man is doomed to failure’.
(4) Man is a social being.
Ans- (2) - Read the following passage and answer the question that follows it:
“But ten poets represented in the following pages all share a technical master of English verse and abored enough thematic concern to make then worthy of the attention of a wide audience.”
To Which of the following categories does the book alluded to in the above statement belong?
(1) An anthology of poetry.
(2) An anthology of critical essays on some poets.
(3) A book of english prosody.
(4) A treatise on poetry and its nature
Ans- (1) - Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition or verb. He…… the bus when it came
(1) Got off (2) Got on.
(3) Got in (4) None of the above
Ans- (2) - Choose the right option which expresses the meaning of the word “Invincible”:
(1) Defeated. (2) Spoken
(3) Learned. (4) Unconquerable
Ans- (4) - Pick out the right option which expresses the meaning of the word “Jealous”
(1) Enthusiastic (2) Envious
(3) Proud (4) popular
Ans- (2) - What does the idiom “Be- all and end-all” mean?
(1) From beginning to end
(2) That which begins well
(3) That which ends well
(4) The whole and sole
Ans- (4) - “it had been part of Nelson’s prayer, that the British fleet might be distinguished by humanity in the victory which he expected.” What was Nelson’s dream?
(1) A prayer to God.
(2) To serve humanity
(3) Victory of the British fleet
(4) None of the above
Ans- (2) - “The talk of memorials to him in Statues Of bronze marble or pillars and thus they mock him and belie or his message:”
What does the writer say?
(1) memorials of costly metals are important.
(2) the dead person’s message is important.
(3) the people who build memorials are important.
(4) None of the above.
Ans- (2) - A Ballad is:
(1) A short poem narrating A Tale.
(2) A poem written on somebody’s death.
(3) A prayer song.
(4) A marriage song
Ans- (1) - A lyric is :
(1) A long poem written in the form of an address.
(2) A poem written in praise of God.
(3) A short poem in which the poet expresses his intense personal feelings.
(4) A triumphal songs
Ans- (3) - The literary art of diminishing a subject by making it ridiculous and evoking towards it the attitudes of
amusement and scorn is called:
(1) Allegory (2) Melodrama
(3) Parody. (4) Satire
Ans- (3) - How many lines does a Sonnet consist of?
(1) Twenty. (2) Two (3) Nine. (4) Fourteen
Ans- (4) - An iambic pentameter line contains:
(1) Five feet. (2) Seven Feet
(3) Nine feet (4) Six feet
Ans- (1) - A Long poem telling the story of the leader of the whole community written in a narrative form and lofty style is called:
(1) A Drama. (2) An Epic
(3) A short story (4) A lyric
Ans- (2) - Who define tragedy in the following manner:
“Tragedy is an imitation of an action, that serious, complete and of a certain magnitude….”
(1) Plato. (2) Shakespeare
(3) Aristotle. (4) Longinus
Ans- (3) - Who is known as ‘The Bard of Democracy’ among the following:
(1) Emerson. (2) Robert Frost
(3) Walt Whitman. (4) Emily Dickinson
Ans- (3) - Complete the following:
“I Hear America Singing” is a………… lyric.
(1) Patriotic (2) Amorous
(3) Music. (4) Revolutionary
Ans- (1) - Who wrote the following well known lines: “The woods are lovely dark and deep And I have promises to keep…….”
(1) Whitman (2) Emerson
(3) Frost (4) Faulkner
Ans- (3) - Who among the following writers did Recently changed his/her religion:
(1) Mulk Raj Anand (2) Kamla Das
(3) Nissim Ezekiel. (4) None of these
Ans- (2) - “Background, Casually” is written by:
(1) Kamala Das. (2) Robert Frost
(3) Whitman. (4) Nissim Ezekiel
Ans- (4) - Who said:
“There is no essential difference between the language of prose and that of the materical composition?
(1) Wordsworth. (2) Arnold (3) Eliot (4) Keats
Ans- (1) - Shylock is a character in Shakespeare’s–
(1) Twelfth Night (2) Merchant of Venice
(3) As You Like It. (4) Comedy of Errors
Ans- (2) - Who is known as the Fourth witch among Shakespeare’s women characters?
(1) Desdemona. (2) Gertrude
(3) Lady Macbeth. (4) Cordelia
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